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There’s a scene towards the beginning of Brooklyn where Saoirse Ronan, ie Eilis Lacey, folds her arms and watches her best friend cross the room to dance with a local lothario. Ronan’s head is frozen in a side-tilt, lips pursed, eyes glassy. She stands still and stiff. There is something about this moment that captures … More Review: Brooklyn

I risk nothing by writing this. This is something Birdman makes clear: the critic risks nothing. But I’ll proceed, tongue in cheek, and see what happens. Riggan Thomas, formerly iconic superhero ‘The Birdman’, is a washed up, possibly schizophrenic, possibly magical, actor attempting to reinvent himself by directing and starring in his own adaptation of … More Review: Birdman

For all the marvel we already knew this film would have (Stephen Hawking’s life, physical struggle, academic brilliance, strength of character and so on), there is more still. The true innovation of this film lies in its rendering of the love story. The romance of Jane and Stephen has the defy-all-odds triumphs of your regular … More Review: The Theory of Everything